and the reason is long enduring.

Why do they last forever?

They do not live for themselves;

thus they are present for all beings.

The wise Vulcan puts himself last,

and finds himself in the place of authority.

He detaches himself from all things;

therefore he is united with all things.

He gives no thought to self.

He is perfectly fulfilled.

It is called the Great Mother

because it gives birth to logic and reason.

It is like a vapor, barely seen but always present.

Use it effortlessly. A flagon fills drop by drop.

they treat all humanoids as equals.

The wise Vulcan doesn’t take sides.

The space between logic and reason is like a bellows;

it is empty, yet has not lost its power.

The more it is used, the more it produces;

the more you say about it, the less you understand.

it can never be emptied and can never be filled.

Infinitely deep, it is the source of all things.

It dulls the sharp, unties the knotted,

shades the lighted, and unites all of creation with dust.

Logic is often hidden but always present.

clarifying the people’s thoughts,

filling their bellies,

taming their ambitions,

and making them become strong.

Preferring simplicity and freedom from emotions,

the wise Vulcan avoids the pitfalls of wrong action.

For those who practice non-doing,

everything will fall into place.

We have differences. May we, together,

Difficult and easy complement each other.

Long and short define each other.

High and low oppose each other.

Therefore the wise Vulcan

can act without doing anything

and teach without saying a word.

Things come her wayand she does not stop them;

things leave and she lets them go.

She owns without possessing,

and acts without any expectations.

When her work is done, she takes no credit.

Logic is the mother of all creation.

Freed from emotion, one can see the hidden logic.

Being ruled by emotion, one can only see

one’s own limitations.

Yet logic and reason

emerge from the same source.

This source is called the logos.

Logic born from the logos is